Prediction of age at menopause from assessment of ovarian reserve may be improved by using body mass index and smoking status.

OBJECTIVE: Menopause is the consequence of exhaustion of the ovarian follicular pool. AMH, an indirect hormonal marker of ovarian reserve, has been recently proposed as a predictor for age at menopause. Since BMI and smoking status are relevant independent factors associated with age at menopause we...

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Main Authors: Antonio La Marca, Giovanna Sighinolfi, Enrico Papaleo, Angelo Cagnacci, Annibale Volpe, Malcolm J Faddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591402?pdf=render